Michael O'Leary (politician)

Michael O'Leary
O'Leary in 1979
Judge of the District Court
In office 20 March 1997 – 1 May 2006
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Mary Robinson
Tánaiste
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	George Colley
Succeeded by	Ray MacSharry
Leader of the Labour Party
In office 17 June 1981 – 1 November 1982
Preceded by	Frank Cluskey
Succeeded by	Dick Spring
Minister for Energy
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	George Colley
Succeeded by	Albert Reynolds
Minister for Labour
In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977
Taoiseach	Liam Cosgrave
Preceded by	Joseph Brennan
Succeeded by	Gene Fitzgerald
Teachta Dála
In office November 1982 – February 1987
Constituency	Dublin South-West
In office June 1981 – November 1982
Constituency	Dublin Central
In office April 1965 – June 1981
Constituency	Dublin North-Central
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 1979 – 1 July 1981
Constituency	Dublin
Personal details
Born	(1936-05-08)8 May 1936 Cork, Ireland
Died	11 May 2006(2006-05-11) (aged 70) Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, France
Resting place	Saint-Sever Abbey, Landes, France
Political party	Fine Gael
Other political affiliations	Labour Party (until 1982)
Spouse	Mary O'Leary ​ (m. 1965)​
Children	3
Education	Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Alma mater	University College Cork Columbia University King's Inns

Michael O'Leary (8 May 1936 – 11 May 2006) was an Irish judge, politician and barrister who served as a Judge of the District Court from 1997 to 2006, Tánaiste and Minister for Energy from 1981 to 1982, Leader of the Labour Party from 1981 to 1982 and Minister for Labour from 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1987.^[1] He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979 to 1981.

He resigned from the Labour Party in 1982 to join Fine Gael.